Nigeria Senate

October 17, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, passed a Vote of Confidence on Godswill Akpabio, reiterating loyalty in his leadership as President of the red chamber. The lawmakers also passed a confidence Vote on the entire leadership of...

October 13, (THEWILL) – The last has not been heard of the local government financial autonomy as ordered by the Supreme Court in April 2024 with the move by the Senate to amend relevant sections of the Constitution on...

February 28, (THEWILL) - The Senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu, seeking its confirmation for the removal of Babatunde Irukera as Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Tinubu had in January 2023...

February 22, (THEWILL) - The Senate, on Thursday, passed a Bill which seeks to establish the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The SEDC is charged with the responsibility to receive and manage funds from the allocation of the Federation Account...

February 21, (THEWILL) - The Senate has adopted a resolution directing the federal government to halt its plans to remove electricity subsidies. The directive followed a motion moved at plenary on Wednesday, by Senator Aminu Iya Abbas (PDP, Adamawa Central). Moving...

February 18, (THEWILL) - As Nigerians continue to grapple with untold hardship, growing calls for fundamental changes in the country’s system of governance indicate rising public disaffection with the status quo. We all seem to agree that our constitution...

February 14, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, asked the Senate to confirm the nomination of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, as Chairman of the apex bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) The request,...

January 20, (THEWILL) - President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has hailed the decision of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Akwa Ibom state, to collapse its structure into the All Progressives Congress (APC). This followed the defection of...

December 26, ) THEWILL) - The Senate has announced the postponement of its plenary sitting earlier fixed for Friday, 29th December to Saturday 30th. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Tuesday, by the Clerk of Senate, Chinedu Francis...

December 12, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the nomination of 19 National Population Commission (NPC) Commissioners. This was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. The...